It Did Me Well

Side A

1. It Did Me Well [lyrics]

Why can't you see, it's been a long night for meI got a reason for it all right now, don't even try to talk me downThey always told me that it all works out, they always tell me but I knowI simply know it isn't so

My earthly dad he passed away when I was 12 Then cancer came took my health, but i wouldn't let it wear me downSo I did those drugs and I gave'em hell, I got the best of themI learned of God, It did me well Yea it did me well.

Why can't you see, it's been a long time for me.I got a reason for it all right now, don't even try to talk me outof packing up and getting out of here, away from everything i'm toldI'll venture into the unknown

They said there's a place for me here, should I returnThey washed my feet, and shared my tears,But I didn't let them change my mindSo I hit the road ready to unlearn The garbage I'd been taught for yearsAnd Oh my God, it did me well, yea it did me well

The pain returned to my stomach, like I remembered it.3000 miles away from home, the doctor seemed to change my mindSo I flew straight back to the table, they said that It was just a frightAnd Oh my God, you brought me back, I think I'll stay a whileBut things can never be the same

2. Not Ready [lyrics]

Talk is cheap, you know you're weak You move along, you move along.Though I weep, you can's see That you're wrong, maybe you're wrong.

You're not ready. You’re not readyI’ve been driving through the night To tell you baby You’re not ready. You’re not ready And when you think you are You're most likely not

Oh, remember when I found you all alone Shivering, begging for someone to hold.I stood you on your feetAnd I became a blanket you could keep Oh remember when you threw it all away You told me that you couldn’t stayAfter all that we’ve been through I know that I knew you

You're not ready. You’re not readyI’ve been driving through the night To tell you baby You’re not ready. You’re not ready And when you think you are You're most likely not

3. Sad Songs and Waltzes [lyrics]

( 1973 Willie Nelson - Tree Publishing, BMI)

4. Leaving For Good [lyrics]

You were like a brother, And at times i called your mom my motherlife here left you wanting, had your bags In your doorway

When I heard you were leaving with a one way passI tied myself to the railroad trackI've done everything I could'Cause I heard that you were leaving for good

To my disappointment They said you hitched a free ride to PortlandThere's no use in cryingAs they handed me your note.

It read: I've gone westward. Moved on.My heart to find, you'll see in time.

When I heard you were leaving with a one way passI tied myself to the railroad trackI've done everything I could'Cause I heard that you were leaving

When I heard you were leaving with a one way passI tied myself to the railroad trackI did everything I couldWhen I heard that you were leaving for good.

Sickness brought you homeward, And my wedding was moving forwardDoctors said you're fine but, You just stayed in bed and slept

5. Only Begun [lyrics]

Take your time, if you want toI don’t mind, I don’t mindTake your time, you were meant toYou’ll be mine, you are mine

Just know that we’ve won ‘Cause we’ve only begunJust know that we’ve wonAnd If you ever start to slipOr the bucket comes up dry

Times are hard, but I’m with you,Meet my eyes, we’ll be fine.We could last for a lifetime,If you’re mine, if you’re mine.

…And the moment that you slipWhen you’re tempted not to tryI won’t leave your side

Side B

Her Name Was GraceI met her in first gradeI was nervous to approach her but my mother,Said “Son just say hello, you’ll be okay.”

One day I walked awayShe cried as I left herI tried to act as if I’d never really seen Her pretty face or tasted her embrace

Her name was graceShe found me in shambles She washed the blood from off my hands and wrapped my wounds up She sang me songs of hope I’ve never known

I will repay you for the years that you have lostEvery dollar, every centAnd when the days aren’t getting easier to bearI promise I will not forget

I will repay what you have lost

7. Punches [lyrics]

We were as free as we would ever beRoaming the garden in his companyWe were the keepers of our destinyWe watched the story unfoldWe ate the fruit of the forbidden treeI threw you under ‘cause you gave it to meIt’s not the same when you are next to meOur sons and daughters are cold

I was a lion with a wig for a maneAnd it was hardly a cureYou were a fighter throwing punches in vainLike you had something to prove

There is a garden we can’t see from hereA hope of what is to comeAnd in the wait we’ll find the courage toPick up the pieces or runAnd I know that there’s a gardenerHe’s waging war against the weedsThey’re set in motion to divide usNow they’re up above our heads and the trees

Prove, like you had something to proveProve, like I had something to proveProve, like we had something to proveProve, we ain’t got nothing to prove

The sun was setting on our running awayWe were facing our fearsI wrestled the gardener til he gave me a nameAnd you forgave me the years

8. She's Not There [lyrics]

Driving you home for the first time to meet mom and dadI'm so glad that you cameYou ask me how long until we arrive, 10 or 12 minutesalmost in sight

We talked about the weather all the wayAnd you fumbled with your nails because you're nervousI'm nervous too, so I turn to look at you you're not there

She's not there (x2)She’s not thereShe never wasI know in my heart it's the truthI know in my heart there's no use

Then and there I realized there is a hole in my heartyet to fill on its ownDark is that place, filled with echoes it chases againWhat it knows I can't have

…Well I'm nervous too, but I won't look at youyou're a thought in my head and we'll leave it unsaid That you are not coming home with me

I know in my heart it's the truthI know in my heart there's no use.

9. Mountain Time [lyrics]

Somewhere in Mountain Time I did rememberThe promise you said you were keepingI feel so ashamed of the commotion I madeWhen I mistook your absence for leaving

Like the wind chimes behind my house making their musicTo sing of your love and not falterBut on days like today they’re just begging for noticeWithout wind they’ve got nothing to offer

But Sometimes the wind doesn’t blowAnd sometimes the sun won’t come outI know that it’s shining in spite of the cloudsAnd I long for the strength not to doubt(Won’t you give me the strength not to doubt)

Take me back quickly for I can’t be trustedLong in the arms of my memoryThough I’ve heard you whisper it sweetly in my earI’m afraid that I still need reminded

You’ve told me that you won’t forgetLike a mother with her child at her breast

But sometimes she will disappointAnd sometimes your voice seems so far And the words to the love songs you wrote me are fadingHow I long to remember them all

But Sometimes the wind doesn’t blowAnd sometimes the sun won’t come outI know that it’s shining in spite of the cloudsWon’t you give me the strength not to doubt

Sampler EP

1. Only Begun*** - See above for lyrics

2. Mr. Williams

So, This is how it goes Everybody knows the drill, He’s going for the kill. Mr. Williams climbs the stairs, and sits behind the desk He’s on in three, two… Once upon a time there was a war, some guns, and tons of bombs. Planes are flyin’, people die and hit the floor. And the news goes on like this for sixty minutes. We cannot bear, please say no more.

We’re in over our heads. There’s nothing left to be said. We’re in over our heads, Mr. Williams is there more?

So, turn off the set, we’ll go to bed, Our heavy head it hits the pillow now, we’re dreamin’ fast asleep. And the news goes on like this for hours. We do not care. Please say no more.

We’re in over our heads, and there’s nothing left to be said. We’re in over our heads, Mr. Williams is there more?

Some good news to report, like someone feeding the poor, But half of us are scared to step out of our door. Na na na na…. Hey, goodnight.

3. Mr. Tornado

The clouds are getting darker still This tornado's in for the kill Some of them choose to run and hide But there's no fear behind her eyes

‘Cause the rescue came in the most unlikely of places Chances, will she take it?

She steps into the wind and rain The rest of them look through the pane She waves as if to hail a cab She's swept away and won't look back

And it carried her out of the city Over trees and farmland To Northeast Ohio Set her down beside me

Mr. Tornado said his goodbye With a tear in his eye Sad that he must go, all we could say Thanks for making our day

‘Cause the rescue came in the most unlikely of places Chances, will she take it? I think she will.

4. Stack:

She will never make me happy. She will only make me sad If and when I come about her, There'll be more I wish I had Wish I had, wish I had, If and when I come about her, She will only make me sad.

They will never make me happy They will only make me sad If and when I do appease them, They're still breathing down my back Down my back, down my back If and when I do appease them, They will only make me sad

It will never make me happy It will only make me sad If and when I do achieve it It will just add to the stack